BJ’s Restaurants: 15 New Openings Next Year

Huntington Beach-based restaurant operator BJ’s Restaurants Inc. has plans to open as many as 15 new restaurants next year.

The company has locations picked and is planning for more in 2013 and 2014, BJ’s Chief Executive Jerry Deitchle said in a statement.

“At the end of this year, we will only have 115 restaurants open in 13 states, and we believe there are many years of high quality, profitable expansion for the BJ's concept ahead of us,” Deitchle said.